Cessna 421 N19RJ
9 August 1981 · Long Beach, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 9 August 1981 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 421 registered N19RJ, operated by R J Mellon Inc, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Long Beach, California, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Long Beach, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Daugherty
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421
- Registration
- N19RJ
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- R J Mellon Inc
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Las Vegas, Nv → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3147
People
4 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
STRUCK PWR LN & FENCE DRG FORCED LNDG.FOUND MAINFUEL TNKS EMPTY, AUX TNKS NRLY FULL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 421 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1981 | Cessna 421 | Statesboro, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1981 | Cessna 421 | Spencer, Iowa, United States | Millard Air | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1981 | Cessna 421B | Crystal City, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1981 | Cessna 421 | Perryton, Texas, United States | CMI Corp | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1981 | Cessna 421C | Hebbronville, Texas, United States | Schaefer Well | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1981 | Cessna 421C | Rutland, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |